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ABOUT twenty members of this society, including several ladies, proceeded to Teignmouth in the beginning of September, in fulfilment of the proposed marine excursion, and took up their quarters according to agreement at the Queen's Hotel. The yacht Ruby had been chartered for the occasion, and proved a most seaworthy and serviceable craft. Dredging operations commenced on Monday, Sept. I, and were continued daily throughout the week, in depths varying from 51/2 to 20 fathoms. The atmospheric, surface, and bottom temperatures were taken at each sounding, the maximum and minimum results being as follows:—
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Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society . Nature 8, 469 (1873). https://doi.org/10.1038/008469a0
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